LORIENT. Concarneau overcomes Valenciennes 1-0 after P. Ibnou scored just 1 goal (63′).
The match was played at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir stadium in Lorient on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Rainville with the support of Bertrand Jouannaud and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Aldric Chancioux. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.45 degrees Celsius or 54.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​
Match Statistics​
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 5 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 116
- 64 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 20
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Concarneau was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Valenciennes that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Concarneau was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Concarneau won the match​.
Concarneau shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Valenciennes shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Concarneau has 28 points like Bordeaux to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes will stays with 14 points to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Concarneau will host Amiens SC on the 25th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Valenciennes will host Laval on the 10th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Valenciennes (3 draws).
Concarneau – Formation
Concarneau adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Stéphane Le Mignan decided to play with the following team: Esteban Salles , Julien Faussurier , Guillaume Jannez , Julien Celestine , Alec Georgen , Kandet Diawara , Alexandre Philiponeau , Maxime Etuin , Axel Urie , Baptiste Mouazan and Pape Ibnou Ba .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Pattier, Isaac Matondo , Noha Ndombasi Nlandu , Clement Rodrigues , Romain Sans, Issouf Paro and Gabriel Bares.
Substitutions
Concarneau made 4 changes: Pape Ibnou Ba for Clement Rodrigues (84′), Kandet Diawara for Noha Ndombasi Nlandu (78′), Axel Urie for Isaac Matondo (78′) and Baptiste Mouazan for Romain Sans (90′).
Player of the match: Alec Georgen​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Concarneau was Alec Georgen even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Valenciennes – Formation
Also Valenciennes adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ahmed Kantari played with: Lassana Sy , Halid Šabanović , Joachim Kayi Sanda , Joffrey Cuffaut , Souleymane Basse , Anthony Knockaert , Manga Foe Ondoa , Julien Masson , Giovino Flamarion , Andrew Jung and Makabi Lilepo .
These were the players on the bench: Taylor Moore , Lucas Woudenberg, Jean Louchet, Aymen Boutoutaou , Ilyes Hamache , David Kruse and Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde .
Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (injured).
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 5 changes: Halid Šabanović for Taylor Moore (70′), Giovino Flamarion for Aymen Boutoutaou (70′), Makabi Lilepo for Ilyes Hamache (70′), Julien Masson for David Kruse (76′) and Andrew Jung for Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (76′).
Player of the match: Lassana Sy​
The player that probably impressed the most for Valenciennes was the goalkeeper: Lassana Sy. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​
- Dunkerque – Saint-Étienne – 1-0
- Angers SCO – Rodez – 2-1
- Amiens SC – Paris – 1-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Caen – 5-1
- Concarneau – Valenciennes – 1-0
- Troyes – Bordeaux – 2-1
- Guingamp – Annecy – 1-4
- Laval – Quevilly Rouen – 2-4
- Pau – Auxerre – 2-2